The Health Effects Of Oil Contamination
Authors
Jonathan Cushman Gay, Olivia Carol Shepherd, Michael John Thyden, Matthew Aaron Whitman
Sponsor
Environmental Protection Agency
Advisors
James P. Hanlan, Lauren M. Mathews
Term
October – December 2010
Project Outcomes
Abstract
Oil exploitation can lead to contamination of environments, which can have effects on human health. Health symptoms associated with living or working in an area affected by oil contamination are often unclear and debated. In this project, we created a website housing scientific research on the health effects of oil contamination. Five spill sites were examined in detail: Deepwater Horizon, Ecuador, Exxon-Valdez, Kuwait, and Nigeria.